These days, Kelly Clarkson can't seem to tell if she's watching football or The Real Housewives . While discussing the NFL's non-stop coverage of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's romance on the Oct. 20 episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show ," she said, "For people who like to watch sports right now, It's not funny that it's actually taking over the NFL."
While speaking with guest " Saturday Night Live" star Bowen Young, the singer said watching NFL games suddenly felt "like watching 'Housewives ,'" adding, "They just Talking about gossip, you say, “Well, what about this show? "But they are taking over."
After the episode aired, some headlines incorrectly suggested Clarkson was slamming Swift and Kelce, so she took to Instagram the next day to set the record straight.
Kelly's public service announcement
Clarkson addressed the "breaking news" in what she called a "quick public service announcement" on Oct. 21, warning fans, "Don't fall prey to headline-grabbing, trashy journalists who are once again twisting the facts. I'm not Smash anyone’s romance. I’m a professional romantic.”
The Dallas Cowboys fan continued: "Did y'all see what I actually said on the show? I just said I wanted to watch football when I tuned in to watch football. Seems like an appropriate request. Okay, Go on, Cowboys!"
saturday night live surprise
In fact, Kelce might agree with Clarkson's assessment. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end said on his New Heights podcast that the NFL "has gone too far," then made a surprise guest appearance on SNL on Oct. 14 to reiterate his sentiments. To end the Traylor-centric sketch that parodied Fox Sports, Keenan Thompson (who plays Fox NFL Sunday host Kurt Menifee) teased that their next guest will be someone who "really wants to talk about football." people". Just then, the NFL star briefly appeared and begged, "Yes, please!"
During an appearance on Clarkson's daytime talk show, Young revealed that Kelce and Swift were only known to him and the rest of SNL (who also appeared on the episode to introduce musical guest Ace Spall One of Si's two performances) will appear on the day of the Season 49 premiere. “I turned the corner and they were right in front of Peggy’s desk, and I was like, ‘Oh, those are the two tallest people I’ve ever seen. Who are those?’ I was like in a redwood forest or something, ” he joked. "Then, I was like, 'Oh, my God. Wow, it's them. Okay, here they come,' and it was just crazy."
In later interviews, Clarkson was full of praise for Swift, including that she thought Red was a "great album." Even though she "wasn't able to make it" to Swift's Time Tour, she still praised the "clever" idea as well as the friendship bracelet movement.
"People are really into it. ... She has an incredible street team," Clarkson added of Young, a self-described longtime Swiftie. "I think we're all fans of her music. She's a great writer. She's got a lot of great songs."
